Historic Sites of Manitoba: Powerview-Pine Falls War Memorial (Powerview-Pine Falls)

In recent years this memorial in the community of Powerview-Pine Falls was restored with help from Veterans Affairs Canada. The restoration included the installation of a grey granite monument and a bronzed soldier statue. The monument was originally erected by the Abitibi Power and Paper Company in memory of their employees who lost their lives during the Second World War, names of whom are listed on the monument.

Powerview-Pine Falls War Memorial (September 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Powerview-Pine Falls War Memorial (October 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.56684, W96.21902 denoted by symbol on the map above

Abitibi Power and Paper Company Employees

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Harold Granville Anderson	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	7 October 1920	1 April 1943
Roy Harold Betts	HMCS Haida, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Leading Seaman	20 September 1913	6 August 1944
Jamie Ralph Boyd	Royal Canadian Air Force	Aircraftman 2nd Class	30 May 1923	13 December 1941
Basil Edgar Columbus	90 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	24 May 1925	13 September 1944
James Francis Cooper	61 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	30 December 1912	4 September 1942
Gordon Stanley Cybolsky	Algonquin Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	27 July 1920	16 November 1940
Robert John D’Arcy	Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	1908	6 December 1944
Edward Alexander Dawson	253 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	1920	26 February 1943
George Dean	18 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	28 April 1920	7 February 1944
Fraser Dewar	The Royal Canadian Regiment	Corporal	27 February 1908	1 January 1944
Gordon James Doyle	424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	15 May 1921	28 January 1945
Blake Gordon Foy	190 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	1 December 1920	23 July 1944
David Sidney Gold	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	13 November 1918	8 June 1944
Ernest Walter Gold	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	20 August 1923	16 February 1945
Harry Haider	10th Armoured Regiment, Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Lance Corporal	31 March 1910	11 June 1944
Robert Reginald Halford	356 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1 July 1913	27 May 1945
James Ernest Horvath	The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals	Signalman	26 September 1919	1 January 1942
Vincent Armand Hugli	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	31 August 1916	9 January 1943
Michael Kalik	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	3 July 1917	1 March 1943
William James Kasubeck	182 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	8 August 1921	9 August 1944
Wilfred F. Knight	South Saskatchewan Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	23 November 1912	16 August 1944
Armand Joseph Labarre	Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	15 September 1920	25 December 1941
Finton Howard Lalor	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	16 November 1921	13 March 1943
Thomas Edward Lavallee	178 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	24 September 1910	27 April 1943
Oscar James Locke	HMCS St. Croix, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Stoker	22 June 1923	20 September 1943
Donald Spurgeon MacLean	1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Captain	17 October 1920	7 June 1944
Joseph Borden Nault	218 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	17 December 1916	17 December 1942
Henry Newlove	434 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	29 May 1014	22 October 1943
Joseph Russell Nicholas	HMCS Athabaskan, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Leading Stoker	11 May 1921	29 April 1944
Raymond David Poe	Royal Regiment of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	17 January 1921	25 July 1944
Joseph Charles Roach	49 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	10 November 1919	8 May 1944
William Thomas Gudlaugur  Robinson	517 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	28 November 1919	24 February 1944
John Andrew Ronholm	3 Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	10 March 1919	11 January 1945
Franklin Thomas Sabourin	83 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	15 December 1919	7 November 1942
John Semenuik	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	16 November 1925	23 April 1945
Stanley Hall Beck Smith	Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Corporal	25 January 1917	14 October 1944
Joseph Leo Tourand	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	21 September 1913	2 December 1945
Fernand Vaillancourt	HMCS Avalon, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve	Sick Berth Attendant	22 July 1914	12 December 1942
Waldemar Frederik Wolf	644 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	26 October 1924	27 May 1944
William Yurinchuk	Calgary Highlanders, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	11 July 1911	13 August 1944

Additional Names Inscribed on Monument

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Carl Ivar Anderson	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	24 February 1917	27 October 1944
Edmond Coulombe [Fannystelle]	Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	15 February 1923	30 March 1945
Alfred James Flett	18th Armoured Car Regiment, 12th Manitoba Dragoons, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	23 February 1917	8 February 1945
Omer Luciene Gauthier	6th Armoured Regiment, 1st Hussars, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	16 November 1923	26 July 1944
Eugene Wilfred Leblanc	The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals	Signalman	21 May 1924	17 December 1944
G. Legall	?	?	?	?
George Earl Lemmerick	419 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	18 March 1916	29 January 1944
John Albert Lemmerick	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	18 December 1920	8 April 1943
Joseph W. Sinclair	Royal Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	14 June 1918	14 August 1944
Roy Frederick Thibedeau	50 (RAF) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	8 September 1920	31 March 1944
Bertrum Joseph Thomas	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Private	15 July 1923	30 March 1945
Clifford Thomas	Winnipeg Grenadiers, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	9 October 1921	9 December 1942
Omer Vincent	3 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery	Gunner	13 April 1920	13 April 1945
Carl Winnberg	Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Rifleman	24 February 1919	29 May 1943
Wilfred Wood	Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1 February 1922	27 December 1943

Sources:

For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).

Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, George Penner, and Tim Worth.

Page revised: 7 May 2023

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